text_original: Monasticism had its earliest home in the east, where, it the end of the fourth century, Basil of Cappadocia Irew up a body of regulations for the life of the monas  eries. The monastic idea gradually spread to the west, ind in the dark days of the break up of the Roman ;ivilisation of Gaul and Italy many men sought refuge n the austerities of the religious life, either in small iommunities or as hermits in complete isolation.
text_transcription: MONASTICISM HAD ITS EARLIEST HOME IN THE EAST WHERE AT THE END OF THE FOURTH CENTURY BASLE OF CAPPADOCIA DREW UP A BODY OF REGULATIONS FOR THE LIFE OF THE MONASTERIES THE MONASTIC IDEA GRADUALLY SPREAD TO THE WEST AND IN THE DARK DAYS OF THE BREAK UP OF THE ROMAN CIVILIZATION OF GAUL AND ITALY MANY MEN SOUGHT REFUGE IN THE AUSTERITIES OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE EITHER IN SMALL COMMUNITIES OR AS HERMITS IN COMPLETE ISOLATION
phonemes: mənˈæstɪsˌɪzəm hæd ɪts ˈɜːlɪɪst hˈoʊm ɪnðɪ ˈiːst, wˈɛɹ, ɪt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə fˈɔːɹθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, bˈeɪzəl ʌv kˌæpɐdˈoʊʃə ˈaɪɚw ˌʌp ɐ bˈɑːdi ʌv ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃənz fɚðə lˈaɪf ʌvðə mˈoʊnəz ˈɜːɹiz. ðə mənˈæstɪk aɪdˈiə ɡɹˈædʒuːəli spɹˈɛd tə ðə wˈɛst, ˈɪnd ɪnðə dˈɑːɹk dˈeɪz ʌvðə bɹˈeɪk ˌʌp ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən ;ˌɪvɪləzˈeɪʃən ʌv ɡˈɔːl ænd ˈɪɾəli mˈɛni mˈɛn sˈɔːt ɹˈɛfjuːdʒ ˈɛn ðɪ ɔːstˈɛɹᵻɾiz ʌvðə ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs lˈaɪf, ˈiːðɚɹ ɪn smˈɔːl ˌaɪəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ɔːɹ æz hˈɜːmɪts ɪn kəmplˈiːt ˌaɪsəlˈeɪʃən.